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All results from a given calculation for CaCl2 (Calcium Chloride)

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1596.162703
Energy at 298.15K-1596.162643
HF Energy-1595.859533
Nuclear repulsion energy171.694062
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at CCD/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 276 259 0.00      
2 Σu 448 420 141.84      
3 Πu 63 59 83.27      
3 Πu 63 59 83.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 424.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 397.8 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCD/6-31G**
B
0.03733

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/6-31G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ca1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cl2 0.000 0.000 2.541
Cl3 0.000 0.000 -2.541

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ca1 Cl2 Cl3
Ca12.54122.5412
Cl22.54125.0824
Cl32.54125.0824

picture of Calcium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 Ca1 Cl3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability